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Leading the change at Oyler School

APM's MarketPlace Tuesday, September 18, 2012

An inner-city Cincinnati Public School reopens as a national model for community building. American Public Media takes note.

Listen to the first part of the series here.

High Street hosts Martha Stewart for special event

High Street Blog Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Local entrepreneurs and design pros at High Street hosted their idol, Martha Stewart, for a special Procter & Gamble event last week.

Read about it here.

Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance Improves 1,000 Homes, Driving Energy Efficiency

Marketwatch, WSJ Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance Improves 1,000 Homes, Driving Energy Efficiency and Economic Development.

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Cincinnati goes exposed

SCIONexposed.com Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Scion's 8th Exposed event took place below the streets of Cincinnati in a half-mile long underground tunnel.

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Cheesy Goodness

Pop Culture Cuisine Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Local favorite Tom + Chee gets a shout-out from foodie travelers at Pop Culture Cuisine.

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OTR's VisuaLingual vies for Martha Stewart award

Martha Stewart: American Made Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Local entrepreneurial superstars VisuaLingual have a chance to snag $10K in a national contest of American Made awesomness, courtesy of none other than Martha Stewart. Read all about it, and cast your vote early and often.

Check out the VL entry.

Cincinnati school pays students to attend

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Cincinnati cracks top 5 in most sexually satisfied cities

TIME Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Cincinnati ranks fourth in Time's calculations of most sexually satisfied cites. Do you doubt it?

Read on.

A Cincinnati park shifts the paradigm

Next American City Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Over-The-Rhine’s tipping point wasn’t in the form of an eco-friendly general store or gourmet popsicle shop (it now has both), but rather the renovation of the neighborhood’s cultural heart, Washington Park.

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Hundreds apply for jobs at Cincinnati's new casino

Businessweek.com Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Nearly 1,200 people have applied to be table dealers or supervisors at a casino under construction in downtown Cincinnati.

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Cincinnati ranks high in honesty survey

USA Today Tuesday, August 28, 2012

About 10,000 people approached the booths in the "National Honesty Index" survey, conducted Aug. 8-19 in about 50 locations and monitored by undercover workers.

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LPK's brand expansion for Knob Creek Rye gets noticed

thedieline.com Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The design for the original Knob Creek Bourbon was highly recognizable and considered legendary by the brand’s fan base, so design agency LPK’s work for the brand’s expansion, which includes Knob Creek Rye, was an exercise in restraint.

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Can the centers hold?

The Architect's Paper Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Ohio’s three largest cities—Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cleveland—are reinvesting in their urban cores, eager to capitalize on a renewed interest in city living. But is the deck stacked against them?

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Routing Djokovic, Federer Rolls On

The New York Times Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Well over a decade into his career, Roger Federer has achieved the rare sort of successes that surpass even childhood dreams.

“When I was a kid, I wasn’t thinking of winning five Cincinnatis,” Federer said after his semifinal win Saturday over his Swiss compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka. “But then again, here I am in this great situation being able to do it — the first man ever.”

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Winning A 5 Minute Pitch: How Candace Klein Won $1.7M in 25 Competitions (And Why She and SoMoLend A

Forbes.com Tuesday, August 21, 2012

“Tell me something unique or quirky about you. Something nobody knows.” Candace Klein, the founder of Bad Girl Ventures andSoMoLend, an online lending platform, was still in high energy last night after presenting her live pitch strategies to several hundred entrepreneurs in Salt Lake. The small dinner group was the denouement of an intense evening. She’d flown in earlier in the day to give her presentation at the University of Utah for Grow America and the local Entrepreneur Circle Meetup. Response was so overwhelming, Grow America EVP Richard Swart had moved the event to a bigger facility. Twice.

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